A piece for The Leopard Sun, a collaborative work of my beloved bagheera and myself
From the original Patreon post:
"What must the ocean seem to a leopard whom has never beheld a vastness of this nature?
I read a quote once that went along the lines of "When you describe a butterfly to a child, they will never again see a butterfly." I cannot now place where this quote came to me from; no doubt it lives somewhere in the stacks of philosophy books I've been wandering between.
From birth we are inundated with constructs that describe the nature of the world we live in. The shape of things becomes a web of understanding, a guide of perceptions that keep us alive through time and space. In its way it is a necessary sacrifice to see somethings the same as others; to warn of danger, to seek and find shelter and food and then too to join our separated beings in camaraderie.
I often think back to my own childhood when I reflect in my work on The Leopard Sun; how I once saw before the "idea" of things was solid, later re-enforced by the voices of adults and others in my environment. There was a kind of wanderlust that perpetuates in my nostalgia for childhood, and I think I have come to realize it is the thing I chase most to capture in my art.
Here I tagged along with Hawa as he followed Temba to the ocean; a place that awed her in her youth. Maybe she too is curious to know what Hawa would see through his leopard eyes; so different from her own. A way to see it for the first time again?
This is another piece that is quite hard to capture in a flat scan. The use of metallic pigments transforms the experience of the piece depending on the light in which it is viewed. I also tried something different this time and deliberately staged different lighting conditions and worked at different viewing angles to bring this piece to completion."
From the original Patreon post:
"What must the ocean seem to a leopard whom has never beheld a vastness of this nature?
I read a quote once that went along the lines of "When you describe a butterfly to a child, they will never again see a butterfly." I cannot now place where this quote came to me from; no doubt it lives somewhere in the stacks of philosophy books I've been wandering between.
From birth we are inundated with constructs that describe the nature of the world we live in. The shape of things becomes a web of understanding, a guide of perceptions that keep us alive through time and space. In its way it is a necessary sacrifice to see somethings the same as others; to warn of danger, to seek and find shelter and food and then too to join our separated beings in camaraderie.
I often think back to my own childhood when I reflect in my work on The Leopard Sun; how I once saw before the "idea" of things was solid, later re-enforced by the voices of adults and others in my environment. There was a kind of wanderlust that perpetuates in my nostalgia for childhood, and I think I have come to realize it is the thing I chase most to capture in my art.
Here I tagged along with Hawa as he followed Temba to the ocean; a place that awed her in her youth. Maybe she too is curious to know what Hawa would see through his leopard eyes; so different from her own. A way to see it for the first time again?
This is another piece that is quite hard to capture in a flat scan. The use of metallic pigments transforms the experience of the piece depending on the light in which it is viewed. I also tried something different this time and deliberately staged different lighting conditions and worked at different viewing angles to bring this piece to completion."
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Leopard
Gender Any
Size 1280 x 795px
Listed in Folders
Experience and Awe. Like a child who caught a glimpse of Infinity lurking in the corner of one's eye, turning to look and finding it gone. And now the child has grown. Dreams of Infinity gone. Just another adult with senses comfortably numbed.
This is a beautiful piece of esoteric work. The butterfly quote I can not find. However, the allegory of the butterfly and the child is quite perfect for this piece, on so many different levels.
Talent beyond compair!
Talent beyond compair!
This is stunning, and inspires awe. Thank you for sharing what you wrote, as well. It made me reflect on some things.
1. Moving camera/light source, upload a loop.
2. You don't even have to look as far back as childhood. Learning the language of music, cinema, or other arts kind of kills its magic too. You replace one level of appreciation for another.
2. You don't even have to look as far back as childhood. Learning the language of music, cinema, or other arts kind of kills its magic too. You replace one level of appreciation for another.
This is perfect. It is not just a depiction of how one would imagine things to be, it is the real thing.
Your work is something to look forward to in anticipation, and cherish when presented.
...when you realize that animals have no one to tell them, so they exist in that world.
This is so stunning. I keep looking and seeing more in each of these fractals.
So flipping lovely!
So flipping lovely!
What a stunning illustration, wow! Wonderful! ^.=.^
The colors are absolutely stunning. I love the near teal and soft oranges, it's one of my favorite complementary color sets!
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